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Why do people on The First 48 confess?

Posted on 10/3/14 at 2:55 pm
Posted by Hammertime
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 2:55 pm
Been binge watching it since last night. Most of the time, the detectives don't have enough evidence to charge these idiots, and they have to get a confession. Then, the perps just end up confessing. If they just shut their mouths, they would probably walk a couple of months down the line, but instead they get to spend the rest of their lives in jail.

It seems like the only people who don't confess are the younger people and the career criminals. Middle-aged people always confess.


Are they just that dumb?
Is it guilt?
Are they trying to justify killing the other person?
Why wouldn't they just ask for a lawyer and shut their mouth?
Posted by harry coleman beast
Left Field
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 2:55 pm to
It's fake
Posted by NoHoTiger
So many to kill, so little time
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 2:56 pm to
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these idiots

question answered
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 2:58 pm to
cause they dumb as frick
Posted by SabiDojo
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 2:59 pm to
They are idiots.

However, I saw one episode where two young men were obviously pros.

The cops separated them, of course, and started their interrogation.

The cops in one room were saying, "We you know you and your buddy killed him. He's going to roll over on you right now. He's going to get the deal."

The kid laughed and said, "Yeah right! That dude is a bitch! I bet you he is crying and begging for his mom right now!"

Sure enough, in the other room, the other dude would not stop crying and begging for his mom. He cried so loudly that the detectives could not get a single word in.

They were eventually released and the show said the case was still open.

If they did do it, they were brilliant about it.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
76555 posts
Posted on 10/3/14 at 2:59 pm to
What's the main demographic of suspects in that show.

Black people.
Posted by terd ferguson
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 2:59 pm to
Cuz Lil Pookey done told them everything already...
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 3:00 pm to
psychology

always remember this: as humans, we have a strong desire to help and communicate with people

there is a science to getting a confession. these detectives have been trained in it
Posted by 805tiger
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 3:06 pm to
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The First 48


My favorite show to watch....
Posted by Pettifogger
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 3:08 pm to
These people murder folks over like 40 bucks. They're probably not scared shitless of getting in trouble like normal people are.
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 3:11 pm to
It's called the Reid Technique, it's based on psychology, and it can extract confessions from people, whether they actually committed a crime or not. Never, ever talk to the police without a lawyer present, even if you did nothing wrong. LINK
Posted by TigerPanzer
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Member since Sep 2006
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 3:16 pm to
quote:

Are they just that dumb?
Is it guilt?
Are they trying to justify killing the other person?

Maybe they just want prison sex.
Posted by OhFace55
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2007
7040 posts
Posted on 10/3/14 at 3:19 pm to
I fricking love this show and i always have the same damn questions you are asking. Half the time, I think they are just that dumb that they get jedi mind fricked into confessing. Other times I think its just something thats a part of their culture and they nust dgaf.
Posted by tigerstripedjacket
This side of the wall
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 3:50 pm to
15 minutes of fame
Posted by LSUTigersVCURams
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 4:15 pm to
quote:

Are they just that dumb?


Yes.
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 10/3/14 at 4:28 pm to
I know the main Birmingham detective on pre-2013 episodes.
Posted by jbgleason
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 4:34 pm to
They tape a Bunche of cases and only show you the ones that confess / are solved. Would be boring TV to watch a guy asking for his lawyer.
Posted by Big Moe
Chicago
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 10/3/14 at 7:38 pm to
Posted by tom
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2007
8167 posts
Posted on 10/3/14 at 7:40 pm to
It's like the first time you went to buy a car, except 100 times worse. You have no idea what to expect and they are pressuring the shite out of you for 8+ hours. Everything about the experience is designed to wear you out until you break down. If you are not prepared, they will get something out of you.

The retards that are murdering people are almost never prepared.
This post was edited on 10/3/14 at 7:41 pm
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